President Obama and the First Lady welcomed more than 35,000 guests to the South Lawn of the White House for the 137th annual White House Easter Egg Roll. Take a look at the big day in photos.

Ashleigh Axios

]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2015 00:15:43 +0000migrate_user252386 at https://www.whitehouse.govWeekly Address: Happy Holidays from the President and First Ladyhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/12/25/weekly-address-happy-holidays-president-and-first-lady

In this week’s address, the President and First Lady wish Americans a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, and thanked our brave troops for their service.

The President and Mrs. Obama welcomed members of the American Jewish community to the White House to celebrate Hanukkah. For the second year, they hosted two receptions in the Grand Foyer of the White House.

First Lady Michelle Obama visited the patients at the Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., continuing a tradition dating back more than 60 years to First Lady Bess Truman. First Dogs Bo and Sunny joined Mrs. Obama to help spread holiday cheer to the kids and their families.

For the past several years, Bo and Sunny, the First Family’s dogs, have been creatively included in the White House holiday décor. This year, as part of the Maker movement members of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Presidential Innovation Fellows featured Bo and Sunny as life-size, animated “dog-bots.”

Stephanie Santoso

]]>Fri, 12 Dec 2014 22:40:12 +0000migrate_user244921 at https://www.whitehouse.govDecking the National Christmas Tree with Codes of Jollyhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/12/04/decking-national-christmas-tree-codes-jolly

The 2014 National Christmas Tree Lighting takes place on the Ellipse at the President’s Park, one of America’s 401 national parks.

The White House announces the 3D Printed Ornament Challenge in partnership with the Smithsonian. Twenty innovative designs were chosen as finalists and 5 of these designs were selected for display in the White House.

In this week’s address, President Obama said Congress should act to extend emergency unemployment insurance for more than one million Americans who have lost this vital economic lifeline while looking for a job.